Erla and George’s Garden in Oregon—Day 1

Happy Monday , everyone ! Let ’s spend the next two day in Oregon , In Erla and George Richards ’ garden . Erla says,“My husband , George , and I live on a small farm near Independence , Oregon . Our nursing home back up to an oak tree Grant Wood on a hill overlooking the Willamette Valley . We are in our 80s and do our own curtilage work with periodic help from grandsons when postulate .

The curving flower layer circle the house at the edges of the lawn , so as not to block our view . Other than my 90 - some iris , which are mostly in lift beds , foliage is my mania more than flowers . I love the tidiness and restfulness of the varied green colors and figure of broadleaf and needled evergreen . And our yard still looks full through the winter time of year . ”

Beautiful , Erla ! The red rhody , the VIEW , the irises … it ’s all dreamy . — We focusd on outpouring today . Tomorrow we ’ll see phot from late spring and summer . Stay tuned !

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